Zelenskyy says Ukraine is “absolutely ready” for a truly effective format of talks, insists any negotiation must involve Putin, and urges sustained international pressure. He pairs diplomacy with domestic resilience: stable finances and ensured social payments.
Amid frenetic diplomacy, Zelenskyy invites Putin to meet in Istanbul but ties any talks to an immediate, lasting ceasefire. Europe backs a 30-day halt; Moscow resists and fires drones, exposing a hard gap between Ukraine’s demands, Western unity, and Russia’s terms.
An investigation into Taganrog’s SIZO-2 details a Kremlin-sanctioned system of torture and starvation used against Ukrainian civilians and POWs, from brutal “receptions” on arrival to electric shocks, waterboarding, and legal black holes that block families and lawyers.
SIPRI reports global military spending hit $2.718T in 2024, up 9.4%—the sharpest rise since the Cold War. Europe and the Middle East led gains; NATO outlays reached $1.506T. Russia surged, Ukraine bore the heaviest burden, and Israel’s war costs spiked 65% overall.
Zelensky says fortified positions are the foundation for diplomacy, dismisses Moscow’s ceasefire talk as a stall, notes nearly 150 drones overnight and thousands of bombs, missiles and Shaheds since March 11, and urges tougher pressure, thanking Ukraine’s rescuers.
Kyiv’s view of Trump’s promised “peace deal” is shaped by rubble and funerals, not slogans. After the year’s deadliest strike on the capital, Nataliya Gumenyuk argues that Putin isn’t seeking peace and U.S. leverage over air defenses risks forcing a bad ceasefire.
Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha reports a massive wave of Russian missiles and drones striking Kyiv and other cities, framing it as deliberate attacks on civilians. His post is a call to keep global attention on Russia’s ongoing terror campaign and accountability.
US spy planes typically focused on Russian activity in Ukraine or hunting Russian or Chinese submarines have been redeployed to monitor the US-Mexico border.
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